Vocabulary - How Malcolm Learned to Read

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'anchor' (verb) is _________.

• to hold in place firmly

• to move quickly

• to break apart

• to float away

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank: The sample sentence for 'anchor' is: The captain ________ the cruise ship at the port.

• anchored

• drove

• flew

• parked

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'dwindling' (adjective) is _________

• gradually decreasing until little remains

• increasing rapidly over time

• remaining constant without change

• becoming more complex and intricate

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Fill in the blank: The sample sentence for 'dwindling' is: Despite dwindling support, Kirby still plans to run for _________.

• president

• mayor

• coach

• secretary

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'fleeting' (adjective) is _________.

• brief; lasting only a short time

• extremely loud and noisy

• difficult to understand

• full of energy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: The sample sentence for 'fleeting' is: The fleeting summer in the Arctic barely thaws the _________.

• soil

• iceberg

• mountain

• forest

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'inscribe' (verb) is _________.

• to write, engrave, or print on or in something

• to erase or remove completely

• to fold or bend repeatedly

• to paint with bright colors

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Fill in the blank: The sample sentence for 'inscribe' is: They will inscribe the names of every artist in the city on the new walls of the _________?

• art museum

• library

• stadium

• school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the definition of the term 'trace'?

• to follow or to discover the course of something

• to run quickly

• to build something

• to forget something

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the form of the word 'trace'?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A